Sea star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sea stars (also often called " starfish ") are echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea . The names "sea star" and "starfish" essentially refer to members of the Class Asteroidea. However, c...
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I read that regenerated arms never grow as big as the originals and my question is: Would the starfish's ability to move and eat be affected by this?" ... My reader read wrong. Regenerated arms of most starfish grow as big as the originals. It just takes time, perhaps a year or more, before the reformation is complete.
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Beyond their distinctive shape, sea stars are famous for their ability to regenerate limbs, and in some cases, entire bodies. They accomplish this by housing most or all of their vital organs in their arms. ... A starfish seems to glow with its bright red color.
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During the first 2 months of the experi- ment, the starfish with three autotomised arms began to regenerate them but did not increase the length of their ...
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www.springerlink.com/index/BTMA22DQCD897BB2.pdf
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If you cut off only the tip of an arm, that tip will not regenerate, but the animal will grow another arm. I have seen a single arm nearly 8 inches long with small 1/2 inch arms growing off of it, it will eventually become a ... I do not know how many pieces one can cut any one starfish into and still have each regenerate.
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www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/mole00/mole00855.htm
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Some species of starfish have the ability to regenerate lost arms and can regrow an entire new arm in time. Most species must have the central part of the body intact to be able to regenerate, but a few (such as the red and blue Linkia star) can grow an entire starfish from a single ray.
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www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Starfish
www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Starfish
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The brittlestar Amphiura filiformis is a close relative of the starfish and can regenerate lost arms in a matter of weeks. ... The brittlestar, Amphiura filiformis, is a close relative of the starfish and can regenerate lost arms in a matter of weeks. Sam Dupont and Mike Thorndyke are presenting their latest work on Friday...
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/04/060407151239.htm
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Starfish or sea stars are Echinoderms with five or more arms radiating from a central body, spiky skin, tube feet and can regenerate lost arms ... Starfish or sea stars as they are also known are NOT fish but members of the Phylum Echinodermata. ... can regenerate lost arms...
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users.bigpond.net.au/je.st/starfish/index.html
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The arms of this starfish are often not the same length, and the color of the animal ... Starfish may reproduce either sexually or asexually. When asexual reproduction takes place, the animal breaks itself into two pieces. From these pieces, the animal is able to regenerate new body parts, eventually becoming whole again.
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jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/fieldcourses03/OutlinemarineecologyArticles/Starfish.Firstsubmission.html
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